ASTANA. October 6. KAZINFORM. /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ "The purpose of our chairmanship in the OSCE is the rapprochement of Europe with our region", Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made it public at a press conference after the talks with French leader Nicolas Sarkozy.
According to N. Nazarbayev, it is important to pass on Kazakhstan's experience of interethnic and interconfessional consent. He expressed hope that with the support France Kazakhstan would make every effort for the CIS-OSCE rapprochement, better understanding between the states and cooperation in solution of common problems.